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Planning staff previews Title 17 zoning changes and general plan EIR timeline
Summary
Development Services Director Phil Burns told the Bakersfield Planning Commission that staff will bring 12 Title 17 amendments to the April 2 meeting, announced a March 10 scoping meeting for the general plan EIR, and outlined a schedule aiming for draft circulation and adoption in mid-2026.
Development Services Director Phil Burns told the Bakersfield Planning Commission on March 5 that staff will bring 12 proposed amendments to Title 17 of the municipal code to the April 2 commission meeting and provided scheduling details for the city27s general plan and environmental review.
"Staff has been diligently working on our housing element that we finally adopted end of last year," Burns said, adding that "we'll be bringing forward 12 Title 17 amendments to the April…
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